Imprint Academic Ltdonixsuitesupport@onixsuite.com20190915T0942ZengCOM.ONIXSUITE.97818454098520301Imprint Academic02184540985X039781845409852159781845409852020100BCB106B1020010019.21in026.14in031.30in0810.58oz0123.40cm0215.60cm031.30cm08300gr100102Societas0101At Our Wits' EndWhy We're Becoming Less Intelligent and What it Means for the Future1A0101Onixsuite Contributor ID723Edward DuttonDutton, EdwardEdwardDutton<p>Edward Dutton has a degree in Theology from Durham University and a PhD in Religious Studies from Aberdeen University. He is an independent scholar based in Finland and married to a Finnish Lutheran priest. Dutton's books include <em>Meeting Jesus at University</em> (Ashgate, 2008), <em>The Finnuit</em> (2009), and <em>Culture Shock and Multiculturalism</em> (2012). His academic book (with Prof. Bruce Charlton) <em>The Genius Famine</em> looks at intelligence in depth. Dutton has also written widely for a non-academic audience including articles for the <em>Guardian</em>, <em>Telegraph</em>, <em>Church Times</em>, <em>Times Educational Supplement</em>, <em>History Today</em> and <em>The Chap</em>.</p>04FI2A0101Onixsuite Contributor ID724Michael A. Woodley of Menie, Yr.Woodley of Menie, Yr., Michael A.Michael A.Woodley of MenieYr.<p>Michael A. Woodley of Menie, Yr. took his Bachelor's degree at Columbia University, New York, majoring in Evolution, Ecology and Environmental Biology. His PhD work concerned the molecular characterization of aspects of the life history ecology of the thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana, and was undertaken at the University of London (Royal Holloway). Shortly after completing this work, Michael switched his focus from plant to human evolutionary and behavioural ecology and has conducted much of the research showing that average general intelligence is in decline, to the extent that this has even become known as the 'Woodley Effect’ in academic circles. He has co-written the academic monograph <em>Historical Variability in Heritable General Intelligence</em> (Buckingham University Press, 2013). Michael has publically discussed this research in various media, including national and international newspapers (<em>The Times</em>, <em>The Telegraph</em>, <em>Huffington Post</em>, <em>The Daily Mail</em>, etc.), and also in various radio, television and internet formats (e.g. BBC Radio, Al-Jazeera, The Stefan Molyneux Show etc.).</p>04GB101eng001800325126110SCI02900010SOC00201010SOC02604012JHBA12JHMC12PSAK24Publishers own classificationSociety24Publishers own classificationScience24Publishers own classificationSocial Aspects010122000300<p>We are becoming less intelligent. This is the shocking yet fascinating message of <em>At Our Wits' End</em>. The authors take us on a journey through the growing body of evidence that we are significantly less intelligent now than we were a hundred years ago. The research proving this is, at once, profoundly thought-provoking, highly controversial, and it’s currently only read by academics. But the authors are passionate that it cannot remain ensconced in the ivory tower any longer. With <em>At Our Wits’ End</em>, they present the first ever popular scientific book on this crucially important issue. They prove that intelligence — which is strongly genetic — was increasing up until the breakthrough of the Industrial Revolution, because we were subject to the rigors of Darwinian Selection, meaning that lots of surviving children was the preserve of the cleverest. But since then, they show, intelligence has gone into rapid decline, because large families are increasingly the preserve of the least intelligent. The book explores how this change has occurred and, crucially, what its consequences will be for the future. Can we find a way of reversing the decline of our IQ? Or will we witness the collapse of civilization and the rise of a new Dark Age?</p>0200We are becoming less intelligent. This is the shocking yet fascinating message of At Our Wits' End. 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